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Marconi sent and recieved the first radio signal.
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Lee De Forest created the audion tube
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The Titanic survivors survived due to the fact that the marine industry wanted to use radios to communicate distress signals via radio transmission
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8XK, now 1020 KDKA, became the first radio station created. It still functions today in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Uncle Charlie (Personal Radio Stations) become popular.
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WEAF aired a 10 minute 'commercial' or toll broadcast, fpr an apartment complex charging $50.00.
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The FRC is established to create permits and liscences to own an Uncle Charlie, or personal radio transmitter
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The Great Depression starts
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Major Edwin Armstrong invents the FM transmitter, which made for stronger and higher quality sound.
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Family Medium was a program the entire family could enjoy. It included: Big Band Music, Story Hour, Situational Comedies, and Dramas
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Radio's demise is caused by the TV becoming more popular
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Jukeboxes, records, and Live concerts were one of the only ways to listen to music in the 1940s
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Famous shows in the Golden Era: Superman, Amos N Anoy, GunSmoke, The Shadow, Dick Tracey, and Little Orphan Annie.
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In the Netherlands, the Boombox (Radio Recorder) comes out as a way to record radio broadcasts.
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The CD comes out in Japan as a new, and cheaper alternative to the record
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Sirius XM Holdings came out as a new radio broadcasting system on the satellite radio.
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Pandora Internet Radio comes out a new way to stream muisc, albums, and comedy online
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Youtube comes out as a quick way to stream personally uploaded videos online, as well as music videos and audio recordings.